{"id":2174330,"date":"2026-10-01T18:36:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174330"},"modified":"2026-10-01T18:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:36:28","slug":"kyrylo-budanov-european-security-without-the-us-would-be-very-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174330","title":{"rendered":"Kyrylo Budanov: European security without the US would be \u2018very dangerous\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/19\/32\/1200x675_cmsv2_d2e74cf3-a553-5b47-812f-5a541c785b6f-9931932.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2930303-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2930303\" data-cid=\"9936021\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2930303-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img 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class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          My Europe Series<\/p>\n<p>                          12 minutes with<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Kyrylo Budanov: European security without the US would be \u2018very dangerous\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"js-playercontrols u-height-full u-position-absolute u-width-full is-autoplaying\" 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class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, in an interview with Euronews in Ukraine.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Euronews <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Euronews\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspSasha Vakulina\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1790879788\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-10-01 20:36:28 +02:00\">01\/10\/2026 &#8211; 20:36 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment 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src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cCivilians are being killed &#8211; women, children, elderly people, veterans of the Second World War,\u201d Budanov said. \u201cIt is all truly terrible, especially when children are killed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Budanov described Russia\u2019s approach as \u201cclassic terrorism\u201d, saying its purpose was not only to inflict damage but to frighten the population.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Moscow believed sustained attacks could exhaust Ukrainians and ultimately increase pressure on the government to make concessions, his answer was unequivocal: \u201cYes, they do believe that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Budanov rejected the suggestion that Russia was adapting faster than Ukraine as Moscow deploys faster jet-powered drones, changes flight routes and carries out complex combined attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe that Russia, in principle, is adapting faster than we are,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he said Ukraine was working to develop and deploy technological solutions to reduce the impact of Russia\u2019s attacks, adding that protecting the civilian population the \u201cnumber one task\u201d in this effort.<\/p>\n<h2>Race to scale up new drone interceptors<\/h2>\n<p>One of those solutions is a new generation of Ukrainian interceptors designed to counter Russia\u2019s faster jet-powered drones.<\/p>\n<p>Budanov said the technology had moved beyond conventional testing and was already undergoing experimental use in combat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue is scaling up this technology,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are still engineering improvements to be made. They intercept Russian jet-powered drones in most cases, but there is still work to do. And then there is the question of mass production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Budanov said he believed Ukraine could reach the necessary scale before the most difficult period: the coming winter.<\/p>\n<p>His confidence, he said, was based on having personally seen both the technology and its production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have seen these developments, and I have seen the production,\u201d Budanov said. \u201cI am watching how the technological cycle is developing. They will make it in time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Deeper defence cooperation with Europe<\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s new defence technologies could also become part of deeper industrial partnerships with European countries.<\/p>\n<p>Several countries have already signed cooperation agreements with Kyiv under Ukraine\u2019s so-called Drone Deal framework.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Ukraine\u2019s latest technology for intercepting jet-powered drones could eventually form part of those agreements, Budanov said: \u201cAnyone who has made such agreements with us has the right, so to speak, to continue negotiations on specific products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But he stressed that Ukraine\u2019s own requirements would come first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be able to meet the demand of other countries when, first and foremost, we have met our own country\u2019s needs for such products,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Budanov said future defence-industrial cooperation with European partners could take different forms, including joint ventures and, in some cases, production facilities abroad with Ukrainian engineers and shared ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Such production could make sense where it offered advantages and where Ukraine remained the priority customer, he said. But some critical technologies, he argued, should remain inside the country.<\/p>\n<p>Asked what Ukraine could bring to European defence partnerships that its partners could not develop as quickly themselves, Budanov pointed to two advantages: \u201cThe speed of implementing innovation, the speed of scaling production \u2014 in other words, mass production.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Very dangerous\u2019 for Europe without the US<\/h2>\n<p>Looking beyond defence-industrial cooperation, Budanov said it was still too early to define Ukraine\u2019s place in Europe\u2019s future security architecture because the framework itself had yet to take shape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat will the future security architecture of Europe actually be?\u201d he said. \u201cThere is no answer to that question at the moment, but everyone is working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once it was defined and formally agreed, he said, the role of each participating country would become clearer.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether such a system could work without the United States, Budanov was more explicit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think those who will be developing this doctrine have to take absolutely different options into account,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it seems to me that this is a bad option. A very bad one, very dangerous for Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Ukraine\u2019s financing needs and economic future<\/h2>\n<p>Budanov also addressed Ukraine\u2019s immediate financial requirements, saying Kyiv could already see how the greater part of its needs could be covered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can see where the greater part can definitely be covered,\u201d he said, pointing to ongoing negotiations between Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission.<\/p>\n<p>He said Ukraine\u2019s financial requirements would continue to change as the war evolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at what is happening now with Russian missile and drone strikes,\u201d he said. \u201cObviously, more is needed somewhere, but on the other hand, less is needed in other areas. All of this balances out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Budanov drew a distinction between Ukraine\u2019s immediate need to finance the war and the broader question of what its economy should eventually look like.<\/p>\n<p>Longer term, he said he favoured a liberal, free economy with limited state intervention, alongside predictable tax policy and domestic stability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut right now, we have to survive,\u201d Budanov said. \u201cThat is our main task &#8211; to survive here and now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the defence sector would require a different approach, particularly when it came to military-technical cooperation and arms exports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn any civilised country in the world, weapons are not simply sold left and right,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd Ukraine will not be an exception. There should simply be strict, transparent and understandable conditions for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, he said, Ukrainian defence exports remained limited because of the country\u2019s own wartime requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Asked what success for Ukraine would look like years from now \u2014 economically, in attracting investment and bringing Ukrainians back home \u2014 Budanov offered a brief answer:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA place in the world rankings that is not the one we have now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label 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data-nid=\"2929642\" data-cid=\"9932702\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Eiffel Tower director announces departure after row over sidelining of female staff<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2930107-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2930107\" data-cid=\"9934876\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Lost in translation: Montenegro&#8217;s EU accession faces language barrier<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Russia\u2019s intensifying aerial attacks on Ukraine are aimed at exhausting and intimidating the civilian population, Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, told Euronews in an exclusive interview.\u201cCivilians are being killed &#8211; women, children, elderly people, veterans of the Second World War,\u201d Budanov said. \u201cIt is all truly terrible, especially when children are killed.\u201dBudanov described Russia\u2019s approach as \u201cclassic terrorism\u201d, saying its purpose was not only to inflict damage but to frighten the population.Asked whether Moscow believed sustained attacks could exhaust Ukrainians and ultimately increase pressure on the government to make concessions, his answer was unequivocal: \u201cYes, they do believe that.\u201dBut Budanov rejected the suggestion that Russia was adapting faster than Ukraine as Moscow deploys faster jet-powered drones, changes flight routes and carries out complex combined attacks.\u201cI don\u2019t believe that Russia, in principle, is adapting faster than we are,\u201d he said.Instead, he said Ukraine was working to develop and deploy technological solutions to reduce the impact of Russia\u2019s attacks, adding that protecting the civilian population the \u201cnumber one task\u201d in this effort.Race to scale up new drone interceptorsOne of those solutions is a new generation of Ukrainian interceptors designed to counter Russia\u2019s faster jet-powered drones.Budanov said the technology had moved beyond conventional testing and was already undergoing experimental use in combat.\u201cThe issue is scaling up this technology,\u201d he said.\u201cThere are still engineering improvements to be made. They intercept Russian jet-powered drones in most cases, but there is still work to do. And then there is the question of mass production.\u201dBudanov said he believed Ukraine could reach the necessary scale before the most difficult period: the coming winter.His confidence, he said, was based on having personally seen both the technology and its production.\u201cI have seen these developments, and I have seen the production,\u201d Budanov said. \u201cI am watching how the technological cycle is developing. They will make it in time.\u201dDeeper defence cooperation with EuropeUkraine\u2019s new defence technologies could also become part of deeper industrial partnerships with European countries.Several countries have already signed cooperation agreements with Kyiv under Ukraine\u2019s so-called Drone Deal framework.Asked whether Ukraine\u2019s latest technology for intercepting jet-powered drones could eventually form part of those agreements, Budanov said: \u201cAnyone who has made such agreements with us has the right, so to speak, to continue negotiations on specific products.\u201dBut he stressed that Ukraine\u2019s own requirements would come first.\u201cWe will be able to meet the demand of other countries when, first and foremost, we have met our own country\u2019s needs for such products,\u201d he said.Budanov said future defence-industrial cooperation with European partners could take different forms, including joint ventures and, in some cases, production facilities abroad with Ukrainian engineers and shared ownership.Such production could make sense where it offered advantages and where Ukraine remained the priority customer, he said. But some critical technologies, he argued, should remain inside the country.Asked what Ukraine could bring to European defence partnerships that its partners could not develop as quickly themselves, Budanov pointed to two advantages: \u201cThe speed of implementing innovation, the speed of scaling production \u2014 in other words, mass production.\u201d\u2018Very dangerous\u2019 for Europe without the USLooking beyond defence-industrial cooperation, Budanov said it was still too early to define Ukraine\u2019s place in Europe\u2019s future security architecture because the framework itself had yet to take shape.\u201cWhat will the future security architecture of Europe actually be?\u201d he said. \u201cThere is no answer to that question at the moment, but everyone is working on it.\u201dOnce it was defined and formally agreed, he said, the role of each participating country would become clearer.Asked whether such a system could work without the United States, Budanov was more explicit.\u201cI think those who will be developing this doctrine have to take absolutely different options into account,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it seems to me that this is a bad option. A very bad one, very dangerous for Europe.\u201dUkraine\u2019s financing needs and economic futureBudanov also addressed Ukraine\u2019s immediate financial requirements, saying Kyiv could already see how the greater part of its needs could be covered.\u201cWe can see where the greater part can definitely be covered,\u201d he said, pointing to ongoing negotiations between Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission.He said Ukraine\u2019s financial requirements would continue to change as the war evolved.\u201cLook at what is happening now with Russian missile and drone strikes,\u201d he said. \u201cObviously, more is needed somewhere, but on the other hand, less is needed in other areas. All of this balances out.\u201dBut Budanov drew a distinction between Ukraine\u2019s immediate need to finance the war and the broader question of what its economy should eventually look like.Longer term, he said he favoured a liberal, free economy with limited state intervention, alongside predictable tax policy and domestic stability.\u201cBut right now, we have to survive,\u201d Budanov said. \u201cThat is our main task &#8211; to survive here and now.\u201dHe said the defence sector would require a different approach, particularly when it came to military-technical cooperation and arms exports.\u201cIn any civilised country in the world, weapons are not simply sold left and right,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd Ukraine will not be an exception. 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